WEBVTT - Here's A Couple Of Idiots

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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio, the George

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<v Speaker 1>Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

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<v Speaker 2>Armstrong and Jettie. I know he Armstrong and Yetty I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to be on a couch for at least one

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<v Speaker 2>of those NFL games, or at least paying attention to

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<v Speaker 2>them person the modern era where you can dial it

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<v Speaker 2>up on your phone anywhere you are and check in

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<v Speaker 2>on and that's something I would love that when I

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<v Speaker 2>was a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta have the big screen though, the big screen experience,

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<v Speaker 1>the behemoths crashing into each other, life size in your home.

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<v Speaker 2>I have lost the ability to like sit on a

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<v Speaker 2>couch and watch a TV show. It just feels so

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<v Speaker 2>incredibly self indulgent to me. I just can't do it,

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<v Speaker 2>mostly because I have so many things I need to

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<v Speaker 2>be doing. I haven't done it in years really, unless

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<v Speaker 2>it's with the kids, because this is something I'm doing

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<v Speaker 2>for the kids. I just never ever sit down and

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<v Speaker 2>watch a TV show or game or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there are downsides to the empty nest thing, but

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<v Speaker 1>there are also upsides.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking of this yesterday when I was running

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<v Speaker 2>myself freaking ragged and and my one son, just constantly

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<v Speaker 2>needing something I thought. I always tell myself, you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>miss this more than anything in the world someday. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's killing me today. It's freaking killing me. Also, correct

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<v Speaker 2>so much to squeeze in this hour. It's the last

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<v Speaker 2>hour of the week.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got some more information on the Supreme Court unanimous

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<v Speaker 1>upholding of the not TikTok ban, the ban on the

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<v Speaker 1>communist Chinese controlling TikTok unanimous decision and a good one

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<v Speaker 1>that much much more. But first, let's take a fond

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<v Speaker 1>look back the week that was.

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<v Speaker 2>It's cow clips of the week, and so we all

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<v Speaker 2>better off that we're working together.

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<v Speaker 3>Give me a joke, which is the weak And we

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<v Speaker 3>have a ruling from the US Supreme Court on the

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<v Speaker 3>popular app known as TikTok.

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<v Speaker 2>Bitedance is a foreign entity. It does not have First

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<v Speaker 2>Amendment writing. But there are serious national security risks here.

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<v Speaker 4>Now I don't fully understand Chinese culture.

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<v Speaker 5>At all, Like, what do you mean in other countries

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<v Speaker 5>they don't have to spend twenty percent of their paycheck

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<v Speaker 5>on groceries.

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<v Speaker 3>Oligarch is taking shape in America of extreme wealth power

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<v Speaker 3>and influence that.

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<v Speaker 2>Literally threads our entire democracy. They push us super hard

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<v Speaker 2>to take down things that we're honestly, we're true. Former

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<v Speaker 2>Fox News anchor Pete hagsays in the hot seat, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want women. I don't want moms. What's wrong with

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<v Speaker 2>a mom? By the way, you know.

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<v Speaker 6>What that sounds to me that you will apply with

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<v Speaker 6>such an order you will shoot protesters in the in

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<v Speaker 6>the leg.

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<v Speaker 2>Senator, I was falsely charged. I'm fully investigated and completely cleared.

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<v Speaker 7>How many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night?

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<v Speaker 7>Have any of you guys asked him to step down

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<v Speaker 7>and resign for their job.

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<v Speaker 3>It's time to give someone with dust on his boots

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<v Speaker 3>the helm.

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<v Speaker 7>As I get bilingual protester, I think is an injury?

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<v Speaker 8>Cool?

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<v Speaker 2>What will be worried about? Please question? Sure you're right

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<v Speaker 2>now and listen I watch I have call me a child.

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<v Speaker 7>I am a ceasefire deal between Israel and Tomas.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you Boks credit for this. Mister President, you or try.

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<v Speaker 6>Joe security as you may carried out by alcasombriad or

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<v Speaker 6>made a source of pride for our people and our resistance.

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<v Speaker 6>What that will be passed down from generation to generation

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<v Speaker 6>after it struck a fatal blow to the end of

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<v Speaker 6>Mother Nature owned us.

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<v Speaker 2>It was like a hurricane. It just was shooting like

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<v Speaker 2>a blowtorch, like a blow towards.

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<v Speaker 8>We are screaming to be properly funded to make sure

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<v Speaker 8>that our firefighters can do their jobs.

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<v Speaker 2>Did they fail you? Yes? Looking back, would you have

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<v Speaker 2>taken that series? You know? I am going to focus today,

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<v Speaker 2>but on what we know? Does the buck stop with you?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you're governor of California, Advidy will be the

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<v Speaker 3>mayor of California.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all better off, we're all better off. We're all

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<v Speaker 2>better off, and we're working together. This is what you're

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<v Speaker 2>voted for. And if that surprises you, you weren't paying

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<v Speaker 2>any attention. Him climbing my time. You want to take

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<v Speaker 2>it out.

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<v Speaker 1>Side committee, Yes, you want to take it outside, Go

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<v Speaker 1>get it, Nancy, get it.

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<v Speaker 2>I still contend the biggest story in America is Zuckerberg

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<v Speaker 2>saying a week ago the White House was threatening a

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<v Speaker 2>private business to not report true things. Right? How that

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<v Speaker 2>is exploded into a bigger story. Who was the law

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<v Speaker 2>professor I quoted the other day? It's got a book

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<v Speaker 2>out currently, Ilia Shapiro. No guy who wrote the book.

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<v Speaker 2>How about originalism that's out now, it doesn't matter. He's

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<v Speaker 2>all right, law professor. And he said this should should

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<v Speaker 2>this should be going to the Supreme Court. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this is that big a thing. I agree completely. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been howling that for some time. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody says everything's outrageous these days, it's actually outrageous.

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<v Speaker 2>Randy Barnett is the name we're looking for. It's horrific.

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<v Speaker 2>And let me quote.

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<v Speaker 1>Zuckerberg a little bit more because I happen to have

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<v Speaker 1>the transcript in front of me.

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<v Speaker 2>They pushed us.

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<v Speaker 1>It's super hard to take down things that were honestly

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<v Speaker 1>were true. They basically pushed us and said anything that

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<v Speaker 1>says vaccines might have side effects you basically need to

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<v Speaker 1>take down. And I was just like, well, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to do that. We're clearly not going to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Rogan asked him, who is they, Zuckerberg, it was

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<v Speaker 1>people in the Biden administration. These people from the Biden

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<v Speaker 1>administration would call up our team and like scream at

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<v Speaker 1>them and curse Biden. He gave some statement at some point.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if it was a press conference or

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<v Speaker 1>to some journalists where he was basically like, these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are killing people, and I don't know. Then like all

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<v Speaker 1>these different agencies and branches the government basically just like

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<v Speaker 1>started investigating and coming after our company.

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<v Speaker 2>It was brutal.

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<v Speaker 1>So the full complex pack of attack dogs of the

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<v Speaker 1>federal government was unleashed to punish them for not immediately complying.

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<v Speaker 1>Zuckerberg could have said so out loud at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>and that would have been an incredibly brave and patriotic

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<v Speaker 1>thing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>He did not.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, maybe someday he'll talk about why he decided

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<v Speaker 1>not to. But I'm glad at least he's he's saying

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<v Speaker 1>it now.

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<v Speaker 2>And you got Joe Biden leave an office, given speech

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<v Speaker 2>after speech about, you know, restoring norms and guard rails

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<v Speaker 2>and worry about democracy. Your White House was threatening free

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<v Speaker 2>speech during one of the biggest crisises we've ever had

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<v Speaker 2>in America. Yeah, so nice.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you don't mind a bit of a humorous

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<v Speaker 1>note from the brilliant Nelly Bowls talking about Zuck confirming

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<v Speaker 1>that everything we believed was happening actually was, she sees, says,

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<v Speaker 1>and Zuck's centrist rampage isn't done. He's dismantled the internal

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<v Speaker 1>racial quota system of diversity goals. He's removed the tampons

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<v Speaker 1>from the men's bathrooms. Seriously, that is a real thing

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<v Speaker 1>they did this week, timed for the day before his

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<v Speaker 1>appearance on Rogan. Some daily wire pilled project manager has

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<v Speaker 1>been unleashed in that office, and I'm honestly scared.

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<v Speaker 2>They must be stopped soon. Unmarried thirty five.

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<v Speaker 1>Year old women on Facebook will get a by a

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<v Speaker 1>logical clock added to their page soon.

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<v Speaker 2>When a man.

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<v Speaker 1>Posts something emotional to Facebook, he'll get an auto alert

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<v Speaker 1>asking if he really wants to be that gay? That's

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<v Speaker 1>really funny. Nelly Bowls might be the funniest woman in America.

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<v Speaker 1>Good news writer too so. Joe Biden's heading out of office.

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<v Speaker 1>He ends he's done at noon on Monday. Maybe that's

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<v Speaker 1>the day to talk about this. But two examples I've

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<v Speaker 1>got right here. I was listened to NPR yesterday. They

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<v Speaker 1>had on a reporter to kind of do a wrap

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<v Speaker 1>up of the Biden presidency and his career in politics,

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<v Speaker 1>since it was the morning after his big farewell speech, and.

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<v Speaker 2>The end it was n P freaking r barely throwing

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<v Speaker 2>in a positive thing here and there. I mean, just

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<v Speaker 2>really going out of their way to have a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of tiny nice things to say, even they were burying him,

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<v Speaker 2>just disaster after disaster. This was a mistake, This was selfish,

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<v Speaker 2>This was a bad idea. This didn't work out on NPR.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, Yeah, so what I've been saying is Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Biden is the least popular president, just aside from Nixon

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<v Speaker 2>and just barely above Nixon.

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<v Speaker 1>And many many points below the next person up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and he's gonna go down from here, I think.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean when you've got NPR seeing these things, and

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<v Speaker 2>I gotten from my hand USA today. So they've got

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<v Speaker 2>their big, giant, full page picture of Biden looking thoughtful

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<v Speaker 2>in the desk in the Oval office. This is their

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<v Speaker 2>farewell article to Joe Biden. Biden's refusal to pass Torch

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<v Speaker 2>earlier hangs over presidential legacy. Their headline for the whole article,

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<v Speaker 2>they go with a negative, selfish, bad decision. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think when the liberal outlets are doing this, he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go where nowhere but down throughout history. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think when the full detail emerges of his senility

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone's awareness of it and the measures that were

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<v Speaker 1>taken to cover for it. When we all fully reckon

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<v Speaker 1>with that, that's gonna eclipse anything else. Sure, it's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most extraordinary political stories in American history.

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<v Speaker 2>God, even on even on NPR yesterday they were talking

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<v Speaker 2>about and then you had the Inflation Reduction Act, a

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<v Speaker 2>misnamed bill that was really didn't have anything to do

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<v Speaker 2>about inflation. And it's just nice for that timely coverage.

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<v Speaker 2>Put I mean, when they're saying that about you on

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<v Speaker 2>the way out the door as a Democrat, you're a

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<v Speaker 2>You're in trouble, right it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is going to be one of the biggest political

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<v Speaker 1>stories in American history. It could only be eclipsed if

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<v Speaker 1>it emerged that George Washington was actually two little people,

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<v Speaker 1>one standing on the other shoulders, wearing the famous long

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<v Speaker 1>blue coat.

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<v Speaker 2>Wearing a grown up suit. Exactly. I've got a little

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<v Speaker 2>more from today's New York Times article to what Joe

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<v Speaker 2>just said. As the people are starting to say things

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<v Speaker 2>they hadn't said before, a couple of more nuggets out

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<v Speaker 2>all went down when you got pushed out office. We

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of other stuff too. Hope you can

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<v Speaker 2>stick around. So it wasn't Nancy Pelosi that pushed byden

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<v Speaker 2>now at least not exclusively. It looks like Chuck Schumer

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<v Speaker 2>played a very big role, according to The New York

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<v Speaker 2>Times Today and some behind the scenes gossip that's pretty juicy.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get to some more of that coming up next segment.

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<v Speaker 1>Indeed, so the Supreme Court has unanimously real the rule

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<v Speaker 1>that Congress is within its rights to ban the communist

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<v Speaker 1>Chinese ownership of TikTok. They're not banning TikTok, they're banning

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<v Speaker 1>the ownership by the communist Chinese. We have some really

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<v Speaker 1>important analysis of this case and what it means and

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<v Speaker 1>why it's right.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's Friday. Let's make time.

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<v Speaker 1>For little mirth. Here are a couple of idiots. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sorry that was prejudicial.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's I apologize.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's a couple of stinking morons talking about downloading Red Note,

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<v Speaker 1>which they did despite the American government or something. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's a Chinese social media app. Michael twenty five, idiot

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<v Speaker 1>number one place.

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<v Speaker 4>So I downloaded Red Note, and I am no longer

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<v Speaker 4>convinced that we are living in a first world country.

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<v Speaker 4>Seeing the everyday lives of Chinese people, like obviously certain

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<v Speaker 4>Chinese people are not saying everybody's lives, but it's just

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<v Speaker 4>like insanely eye opening. There's something really remarkable that I

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<v Speaker 4>have noticed about most of these Chinese people, even older people,

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<v Speaker 4>like people in their forty fifty sixties, they look so

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<v Speaker 4>much less traumatized than most Americans.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all, and I'm

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<v Speaker 4>sure it varies a lot. It's a very very vague place,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's interesting seeing how lighthearted and kind and gentle

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<v Speaker 4>these people are, especially in comparison to Americans.

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<v Speaker 2>What was your favorite phrase you liked? It's brilliant.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't fully understand Chinese culture at all.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't understand Chinese culture at all.

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<v Speaker 1>That is such a funny thing to say. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>fully understand quantum mechanics at all. Oh boy, what a

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<v Speaker 1>soft head, well spoken, probably would be called intelligent, intelligent

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<v Speaker 1>by people who came into contact with her.

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<v Speaker 2>Almost certainly a straight high school kid, so has that sound?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but obviously a moron with not a look of

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<v Speaker 1>perspective or or or wisdom. Do we have another Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>we can have a battle of the morons. Will declare

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<v Speaker 1>the Queen of the Morons.

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<v Speaker 5>After this tape, Like, what do you mean in other

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<v Speaker 5>countries they don't have to spend twenty percent of their

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<v Speaker 5>paycheck on groceries.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you mean in.

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<v Speaker 5>Other countries everyone can own homes because they're not paying

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<v Speaker 5>two thousand dollars a month in rent, or that their

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<v Speaker 5>mortgages aren't like their entire paycheck.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you mean.

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<v Speaker 5>The people in China work one job and they don't

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<v Speaker 5>even work forty hours and they can easily afford their life.

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<v Speaker 5>And then I'm over here, working sixty hours a week

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<v Speaker 5>just meet as a single parent to like barely make

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<v Speaker 5>ends meet, and I'm penny pinching every single second, and like,

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<v Speaker 5>there's so much a life that my kidness is out

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<v Speaker 5>on and that I miss out on because of money

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<v Speaker 5>and like work and no social support net.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, if only you lived in China, she reproduced. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's unfortunate to hear. There's no intelligence requirement. Yes, Katie,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say I.

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<v Speaker 8>Have never had snot streaming out of my nose holes,

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<v Speaker 8>bawling my eyes out in thought.

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<v Speaker 2>I need my phone.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm gonna video this and I'm gonna share it with

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<v Speaker 8>the planet.

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<v Speaker 1>I have my nose holes yes, it's not streaming out

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<v Speaker 1>of your nose holes.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a bad look. I've noticed there's two kinds of

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<v Speaker 2>videos that kind of person puts out. There's a sitting

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<v Speaker 2>in your car, which we've seen a lot, and then

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<v Speaker 2>there's the walking. I have brilliant thoughts that America needs

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<v Speaker 2>to hear that could change the world. But I can't stop,

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<v Speaker 2>like walking to the laundry room or whatever I've gotta

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<v Speaker 2>do while I'm doing this video. I don't know why

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<v Speaker 2>they think that adds more emphasis to it or something

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<v Speaker 2>that they I'm in the middle of something, but I've

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<v Speaker 2>got this very complex thought to get out. I think,

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<v Speaker 2>what is that?

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<v Speaker 8>That's a personality thing? Like my husband cannot stand still

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<v Speaker 8>when he talks on the phone. That guy gets his

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<v Speaker 8>ten thousand steps in one phone call, just going from

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<v Speaker 8>room to room. Maybe that's what it is if he

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<v Speaker 8>answers the I hate to ruin the fun, but that's

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<v Speaker 8>what I do. It's why I get invited to so

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<v Speaker 8>few parties. Michael, I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>Peter Schweitzer wrote an absolutely brilliant, brilliant piece entitled why

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<v Speaker 1>Beijing wants Americans to keep using TikTok, and those two

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<v Speaker 1>gals are absolutely the manifestation of what he was talking

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<v Speaker 1>about and writing about. We went in depth into this

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<v Speaker 1>during hour two. The main takeaway, and maybe we can

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<v Speaker 1>squeeze in a little more before the end of the show,

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<v Speaker 1>is what Schweitzer does is delve into and he spent

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<v Speaker 1>a long time researching this, all sorts of available through

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<v Speaker 1>various means, memorandums from the Chinese military, from their universities

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<v Speaker 1>which are closely tied to the military, from their propagandists,

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<v Speaker 1>all talking about how incredibly useful TikTok is because it's

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<v Speaker 1>such a direct pipeline to young Americans and they can

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<v Speaker 1>take their time and subtly change their perception of their

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<v Speaker 1>own country. They don't have to be overt about it

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<v Speaker 1>because they have the kid's attention so much. They their

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<v Speaker 1>internal documents say this is an incredible propaganda tool, extremely useful,

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<v Speaker 1>and we need to use it.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple more details from the New York Times article

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<v Speaker 2>today the last days of Joe Biden's candidacy and It's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty juicy gossip, among other things. On the ways stay here,

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<v Speaker 2>Armstrong and Getty.

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<v Speaker 7>A new study says that paper straws aren't as eco

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<v Speaker 7>friendly as you think, but hey, at least they don't

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<v Speaker 7>work and make everything taste like paper. Researchers analyze dozens

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<v Speaker 7>of different brands of paper straws and found that they

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<v Speaker 7>contain forever chemicals, which are chemicals named after how long

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<v Speaker 7>it takes to drink a milkshake through a paper straw.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course for the eight millions time telling you

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<v Speaker 2>that the impetus for the whole plastic straw band was

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<v Speaker 2>based on a nine year old's paper he wrote for

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<v Speaker 2>fourth grade or whatever. It was completely made up number

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<v Speaker 2>about how many straws views and everybody reacted to it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hilarious really in a way, it is, and yet troubling,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say so. I think there's a reason The New

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<v Speaker 2>York Times has an article out today about how Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Biden got pushed out the door. One is, he's almost

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<v Speaker 2>out of office and people are ready to start speaking.

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<v Speaker 2>And Mark Halprin's podcast yesterday they did a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>time discussing who's going to be the first to sign

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<v Speaker 2>a multi million dollar deal to put out a book.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it a come from Kamala Harris's orbit or from

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<v Speaker 2>whatever orbit pushed Joe Biden out or whatever that starts

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<v Speaker 2>telling the stories because there's a hunger for it out there.

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<v Speaker 1>The deal's been signed, the fine Prince said announce after inauguration.

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<v Speaker 2>And then there's also the I think Nancy Pelosi doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily like being seen as the wicked witch of the

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<v Speaker 2>West who pushed him out. I don't know. Or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck Schumer's mad that she's getting credit for it and

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<v Speaker 2>he wants credit for it. I don't know which. But

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<v Speaker 2>for instance, this week, Jill Biden she did an interview

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<v Speaker 2>with The Washington Post and talked about her disappointment with

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<v Speaker 2>Nancy Pelosi's role and pushing her husband to drop out.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, Jill says, now seated in the green

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<v Speaker 2>room of the White House, I've been thinking a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about personal relationships. It's been on my mind a lot lately.

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<v Speaker 2>We were friends for fifty years. It was disappointing. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>and then disappointing is pretending your husband isn't senile. So

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<v Speaker 2>then four days later in the New York Times there's

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<v Speaker 2>a big article about how Chuck Schumer pushed Biden out.

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<v Speaker 2>Nancy Pelosi's name is not even in this long article anywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>I just find that interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Hmmm, yeah, behind the scenes leaking and maneuvering. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>But back to the long article, which we got into earlier,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's really worth a read if you're into this

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<v Speaker 2>stuff at all. This is post debate. All the Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>are in a frenzy, knowing that they're doomed if they

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<v Speaker 2>don't figure out a way to get Joe Biden out

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<v Speaker 2>of office. As the days ticked by after the debate,

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<v Speaker 2>Barack Obama worried that Democrats were doing nothing. He told

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<v Speaker 2>Chuck Schumer that he himself had a fragile relationship with

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<v Speaker 2>the former Vice president, who still carried a chip on

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<v Speaker 2>his shoulder over Obama's decision to support Hillary Clinton in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty sixteen, having urged Joe not to run back then,

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<v Speaker 2>mister Obama told Schumer he wasn't sure he was the

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<v Speaker 2>best message to tell Biden to step aside, you may

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<v Speaker 2>be a better one. That alone is new reporting. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there have been all kinds of stuff of that you

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<v Speaker 2>hear people talking about on Fox or whatever. But I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think The New York Times has ever written about

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<v Speaker 2>Obama and Biden having such a frosty relationship. Yeah, it's just.

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<v Speaker 1>Yet another example of everything we thought was true just

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<v Speaker 1>confirms everything that seemed to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, still, says The New York Times. Schumer hesitated, then

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Biden dug in. On July eighth, as members of

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<v Speaker 2>Congress returned to Washington after their Independence Day break, they

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<v Speaker 2>received a defiant letter from the President saying he was

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<v Speaker 2>staying in the race and expected them to fall in

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<v Speaker 2>line with his decision. The question of how to move

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<v Speaker 2>forward has been well aired for over a week now,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's time for it to end. You remember that

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<v Speaker 2>we're back from vacation talking about it. Democrats on Capitol

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<v Speaker 2>Hill seethed in a closed door lunch the next day.

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<v Speaker 2>Senators said the president was being selfish. They questioned whether

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<v Speaker 2>he had even written the letter himself, or whether his

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<v Speaker 2>aides may have or his son had written for him.

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<v Speaker 2>So not only are they angry, they don't even think

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<v Speaker 2>he wrote it. On the phone. The next day, Schumer

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<v Speaker 2>told top advisor to Joe Biden, mister Roschetti, that he

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<v Speaker 2>needed to send the top White House and campaign advisors

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<v Speaker 2>to address Democratic Congress. He said he threatened Joe Biden's

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<v Speaker 2>advisor with if you don't send some people from the

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<v Speaker 2>White House over here. I can't hold my senators anymore

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<v Speaker 2>from coming out and flat out calling the president to

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<v Speaker 2>get out of the race. If we don't have this meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot hold my members back anymore. Schumer said, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get half my caucus to sign a letter

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<v Speaker 2>saying he should step down, so the White House sends

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<v Speaker 2>some people over there. The July eleventh meeting was grim.

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<v Speaker 2>Democratic senators, even normally reserved ones who were close with

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<v Speaker 2>mister Biden, erupted. The usually quiet Senator Jack Read of

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<v Speaker 2>Rhode Island, a West Point graduate and former paratrooper, said

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<v Speaker 2>he could no longer support his commander in chief unless

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<v Speaker 2>mister Biden could produce two neurologists to issue a public

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<v Speaker 2>report saying he was fit to serve, and then hold

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<v Speaker 2>a news conference where anyone could ask questions. Obviously pretty

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<v Speaker 2>fair standard, it is fair, But obviously that was never

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<v Speaker 2>gonna happen. Senator Sheldon white House of Rhode Island told

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<v Speaker 2>mister Biden's aids that the silence from the majority of

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<v Speaker 2>Democratics senators should not be interpreted as a sign of support.

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<v Speaker 2>It was out of respect and affection to allow Biden

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<v Speaker 2>time to gracefully exit but it would not last forever,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, because if they continued to vouch for his fitness,

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<v Speaker 2>they would be lying. And even politicians apparently have a

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<v Speaker 2>limit to how much they want to lie to the

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<v Speaker 2>TV cameras a mod that.

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<v Speaker 1>We have, as senator named white House, isn't it, I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought this was an interesting little nugget.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not important, but I thought it was interesting. Among

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<v Speaker 2>the only people in the room who spoke up to

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<v Speaker 2>defend Joe Biden was Senator John Fetterman, a first term

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<v Speaker 2>Democrat from Pennsylvania. We got to be for Joe Biden,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, addressing his colleagues, You have no spine. After

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<v Speaker 2>the meeting, mister Schumer pulled Fetterman aside for a rare scolding.

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<v Speaker 2>You can always express what you think in our caucus,

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<v Speaker 2>but you don't ever tell our members they have no spine.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not effective for you and not fair to them.

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<v Speaker 2>I just thought that was interesting from a protocol standpoint. Yeah, agreed.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a little surprised, since Fetterman has emerged as one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most common sensical, plane speaking people in d C.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he was wrong about that one. Yeah. The Biden

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<v Speaker 2>palace guard left that day by that that's the New

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<v Speaker 2>York Times writing. But biden palace guard left that day

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<v Speaker 2>seemingly cowed by what it had heard, but the President

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<v Speaker 2>remained publicly and privately dug In the next day, in

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<v Speaker 2>a more than hour long one on one meeting with

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<v Speaker 2>the President, mister Jeffries laid out similarlyly grave concerns among

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<v Speaker 2>House Democrats. He said it would be irretrievable. We would

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<v Speaker 2>lose if he continued. Late the next afternoon, Schumer joined

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<v Speaker 2>Biden on the screened in porch, which we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of hours ago, for the UH to deliver

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<v Speaker 2>his own blunt message. I thought this was really interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer gave a detailed blow by blow of what each

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<v Speaker 2>Democratic senator had told mister Biden's top aides on Capitol

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<v Speaker 2>Hill two days earlier, earlier, leaving the President wide eyed

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<v Speaker 2>and leading Schumer to conclude that his aides had not

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<v Speaker 2>briefed him on what had transpired.

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<v Speaker 1>That fits the freaking believe that siting the polls, etc.

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<v Speaker 2>His top advisor, chief of staff go to meet with

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<v Speaker 2>all the Democrat Democrat senators. They're screaming, he's got to

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<v Speaker 2>sit down, and we're not going to keep our mouth

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<v Speaker 2>shut anymore. And they don't go back and tell their friend, boss,

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<v Speaker 2>colleague what happened. They just keep it a secret from him.

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<v Speaker 2>How the meeting go?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>What great? It was good. Everybody says, hello, wow, how

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<v Speaker 2>the freak did you think this was going to play out? Geniuses?

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<v Speaker 1>I have throughout my adult life observing politics. Stop the

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<v Speaker 1>whole Cheney's a puppetmaster. He's pulling the strings and all

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<v Speaker 1>of those, you know, because every administration gets it. I

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<v Speaker 1>am shocked that it was that literally true. Biden would

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<v Speaker 1>send his top advisors over to the Senate. They would

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<v Speaker 1>have the meetings and come back and say, went, great, great,

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<v Speaker 1>we had ham sandwiches.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, how are you that's scary. It is scary. You

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<v Speaker 2>combine that with the Polsters, which are about to get

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<v Speaker 2>into a little bit more here. If there's a secret ballot,

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<v Speaker 2>mister President, my guess is that you might at most

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<v Speaker 2>get five yeses of senators that want him to stick

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<v Speaker 2>it out, five out of fifty two. Really, mister Biden responded,

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<v Speaker 2>I know my caucus. You know, I know my caucus.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Biden nodded. Then Schumer delivered the speech he had

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<v Speaker 2>been rehearsing. Some people go into politics for money and power,

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<v Speaker 2>but some do it to leave a legacy. You're certainly

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<v Speaker 2>one of those. And he ticked through the impressive This

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<v Speaker 2>is good strategy for a salesmanship, because he's trying to

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<v Speaker 2>sell Biden on the idea of stepping down, and he

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<v Speaker 2>knows he's got to play to his ego. He ticked

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<v Speaker 2>through the impressive list of policies and acted together, including

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<v Speaker 2>the assault weapons ban and other gun controlled measures, the

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<v Speaker 2>Violence Against Women Act, and mister Biden's ambitious domestic agenda.

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<v Speaker 2>If I had to leave politics tomorrow for whatever reason,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say to myself, all this s we take

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<v Speaker 2>in this job is worth it, for making the world

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<v Speaker 2>a better place, and your legacy twenty times mine. Then,

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<v Speaker 2>as the President listened silently, I mean, mister Schumer told

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<v Speaker 2>him he risked going down in history as one of

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<v Speaker 2>the darkest figures. That's a hell of a thing to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Not a dark figure like negatively seen, but one of

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<v Speaker 2>the darkest figures in presidential history. Is the act of

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<v Speaker 2>a thing to say.

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer said that if he had even a fifty percent

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<v Speaker 2>chance of winning, he'd probably keep going fifty to fifty,

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<v Speaker 2>it'd be worth it. But mister President, you're not getting

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<v Speaker 2>the information as to what the chances are. When he

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<v Speaker 2>asked whether mister Biden had talked to his polsters about

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<v Speaker 2>his chance of winning the race, the President shook his head. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I've talked to him, Schumer said, My guess is you

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<v Speaker 2>have about a five percent chance. And none of your

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<v Speaker 2>polsters disagree with me. They didn't tell Biden he has

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<v Speaker 2>a five percent chance. He wasn't talking to them at all,

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<v Speaker 2>apparently only twice. To go ahead, I was just gonna

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<v Speaker 2>say he was so.

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<v Speaker 1>Clearly the Meal take it right for his staff, for

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<v Speaker 1>his advisers.

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<v Speaker 2>Same as he's been for his family. So he's got

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<v Speaker 2>the politicians who, for political reasons keeping him in the dark,

0:27:10.200 --> 0:27:12.080
<v Speaker 2>just need him to be there. And then he's got

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<v Speaker 2>Jill and Hunter and his brother who are of course

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<v Speaker 2>going to tell him to stick around because he's a

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<v Speaker 2>different version of a Meal ticket, right, and that something.

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<v Speaker 2>Only twice did Biden interrupt to ask a question, and

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<v Speaker 2>both times it was do you really think Kamala can win?

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<v Speaker 2>He interrupted Schumer twice in an hour, and both times

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<v Speaker 2>he said, do you really think Kamala can win. Schumer

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<v Speaker 2>said he didn't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe answers no, no, no, no, she can't.

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer said he didn't know, but she had a far

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<v Speaker 2>better chance than Biden did. That's true, That is true. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Biden has since made it clear that he thinks he

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<v Speaker 2>would have won. That's what the New York Times says here,

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<v Speaker 2>which is true. H Upholster came out since Friday and

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<v Speaker 2>said the President was fully briefed on his campaign polling

0:27:57.119 --> 0:27:59.760
<v Speaker 2>and fully briefed him. Okay, either he was. Either he

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<v Speaker 2>was or wasn't. I think he probably wasn't. At the time,

0:28:04.840 --> 0:28:06.840
<v Speaker 2>mister Biden revealed a little of his own thinking, but

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<v Speaker 2>he did not argue with Schumer, and he did not shout.

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<v Speaker 2>He just said, I need a week. So he must

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<v Speaker 2>have at that point decided, well when fund somebody finally

0:28:16.560 --> 0:28:18.679
<v Speaker 2>told him the truth. If they had told him the

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<v Speaker 2>truth earlier, he might have He might have gotten out

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<v Speaker 2>a year earlier if people have been honest with him.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly, Dough everybody's still claiming, oh, he's absolutely I can

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<v Speaker 1>barely keep up with.

0:28:28.720 --> 0:28:31.399
<v Speaker 2>Him behind the scenes. That was that time, and it's

0:28:31.520 --> 0:28:33.720
<v Speaker 2>known that he watches Morning Joe. He could flip on

0:28:33.800 --> 0:28:36.160
<v Speaker 2>the morning cable news while he's doing his jazzer size

0:28:36.240 --> 0:28:39.040
<v Speaker 2>or whatever, and see Joe Scarborough saying he's the best

0:28:39.120 --> 0:28:42.800
<v Speaker 2>Joe Biden I've ever seen. So, of course he was

0:28:42.840 --> 0:28:45.880
<v Speaker 2>thinking that I need a week. As he ushered Schumer

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<v Speaker 2>into a small elevator to exit the House, the President

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<v Speaker 2>put two hands on the senator's shoulders and offered a

0:28:51.360 --> 0:28:55.160
<v Speaker 2>quintessential Biden Esque bit of hyperbole. You've got bigger balls

0:28:55.160 --> 0:28:57.920
<v Speaker 2>than anyone I've ever met, he said. The two embraced

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<v Speaker 2>as Schumer headed back to his car, where he broke

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<v Speaker 2>down in tears as he recounted the meeting to his aides.

0:29:04.000 --> 0:29:05.840
<v Speaker 2>He didn't know what mister Biden would end up doing,

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<v Speaker 2>he told him, but he felt he had gotten through

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<v Speaker 2>to him. Yeah. Wow, So really seems like the narrative

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<v Speaker 2>that Nancy pushed him out is unless there's new reporting

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<v Speaker 2>to come. Maybe she was doing something similar also in

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<v Speaker 2>the House.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there are surely to be counter leaks any minute now.

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<v Speaker 1>But all of that rings very, very true, including and

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<v Speaker 1>I've never been terribly sympathetic for Chuck Schumer in any way,

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<v Speaker 1>because I think he's a cad and a liar and

0:29:36.080 --> 0:29:41.000
<v Speaker 1>a propagandist and a progressive nut. But that would be

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<v Speaker 1>a heavy conversation to have with an old friend slash associate,

0:29:47.040 --> 0:29:51.240
<v Speaker 1>because the underlying theme is you're too old and.

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<v Speaker 2>Your brain doesn't work. That's why, right, somebody putting it

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<v Speaker 2>out the other day, Remember when Nancy Pelosi would do so,

0:29:57.520 --> 0:29:59.440
<v Speaker 2>Joe Biden would go, would come out and say, I'm

0:29:59.440 --> 0:30:02.040
<v Speaker 2>staying in the so and anybody thinks I'm not as crazy,

0:30:02.160 --> 0:30:04.800
<v Speaker 2>And then Nancy Pelosi'd be asking, we're still waiting for

0:30:04.880 --> 0:30:06.760
<v Speaker 2>him to make up his mind, and we're gonna give

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<v Speaker 2>him time to think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We will go with whatever the president decides. I've decided

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<v Speaker 1>I'm staying in, and when he makes the decision, we

0:30:14.880 --> 0:30:19.000
<v Speaker 1>will abide by it. I'm in, I'm running. The president

0:30:19.120 --> 0:30:20.360
<v Speaker 1>gets to decide.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're in the very early part of the writing

0:30:23.360 --> 0:30:25.800
<v Speaker 2>of all this history. It needs to change over time, though.

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<v Speaker 2>USA Today's headline today in the retrospective of the Biden presidency,

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<v Speaker 2>Biden's refusal to pass Torch earlier hangs over his legacy.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta be knocking his aids. I don't know if

0:30:36.000 --> 0:30:37.960
<v Speaker 2>you can blame the guy if he wasn't getting the

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<v Speaker 2>true information right, especially when he's senile. Anyway, we will

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<v Speaker 2>finish strong next. First of all, if I'm Joe Biden,

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<v Speaker 2>while I'm still president, I'm gonna have those people executed

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<v Speaker 2>for treason who didn't tell me the truth about what

0:30:56.160 --> 0:31:00.960
<v Speaker 2>was going on or something controversial or something. LEAs and

0:31:01.080 --> 0:31:04.480
<v Speaker 2>Colein and said, what the hell? You went to meet

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<v Speaker 2>with the senators and they said, unless he gets two

0:31:07.160 --> 0:31:10.400
<v Speaker 2>neurologists to say he's okay and answers questions, we're coming

0:31:10.440 --> 0:31:12.600
<v Speaker 2>out tomorrow and saying he needs to step down. And

0:31:12.640 --> 0:31:15.520
<v Speaker 2>you didn't tell me that. You didn't think I would

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<v Speaker 2>hear about that at some point.

0:31:17.320 --> 0:31:20.920
<v Speaker 1>I think that's probably happened already before he headed off

0:31:20.920 --> 0:31:23.200
<v Speaker 1>to the beach to wander off to die like an

0:31:23.200 --> 0:31:23.880
<v Speaker 1>old elephant.

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<v Speaker 2>Different story. NFL playoffs this weekend. I barely know this.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe Joe knows more about it. I know there was

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<v Speaker 2>some dust up between Packers fans and Eagles fans at

0:31:32.480 --> 0:31:34.760
<v Speaker 2>the playoff game last week. Got a fair amount of attention.

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<v Speaker 2>Turns out, and I saw the headline, but I didn't

0:31:37.000 --> 0:31:39.360
<v Speaker 2>read it. We got this tech text. Turns out that

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<v Speaker 2>the Packers fan from that Eagles game where there was

0:31:41.800 --> 0:31:44.920
<v Speaker 2>a fight as an Internet grifter who goes to games

0:31:45.000 --> 0:31:47.960
<v Speaker 2>like this, buy seats in certain sections where the rowdiest

0:31:48.000 --> 0:31:52.000
<v Speaker 2>home fans are, provokes them to get this exact response,

0:31:52.000 --> 0:31:54.880
<v Speaker 2>and then post vot videos on YouTube and makes a

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<v Speaker 2>big deal out of it and somehow benefits.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they're out of Eagles fan called her a dumb

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<v Speaker 1>sea or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>Is she.

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<v Speaker 2>What the what?

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<v Speaker 1>I would never use that sort of crude letter terminology.

0:32:14.160 --> 0:32:16.719
<v Speaker 1>My thirteen year old still thinks the sea word is crap.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's good. As long as I can keep that,

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<v Speaker 2>it's fine. That good, Yes, Katie, I won't. I won't

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<v Speaker 2>say she's a dumb sea.

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<v Speaker 8>But the guy who called her that ended up losing

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<v Speaker 8>his job. They sicked the internet all over this guy,

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<v Speaker 8>and he's being publicly shamed everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so it had an effect on him and it

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<v Speaker 2>was just a YouTube Internet ruise. I go to places

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<v Speaker 2>where I know this kind of fan is and try

0:32:42.280 --> 0:32:46.440
<v Speaker 2>to provoke them. Wow. Still, you shouldn't call that woman

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<v Speaker 2>that you did. It's very rude. I don't know. Hey, kids,

0:32:51.800 --> 0:32:57.479
<v Speaker 2>it's that time again with Armstrong and Getty. You know,

0:32:57.600 --> 0:33:00.520
<v Speaker 2>Joe Getty Bears fan. I think you're in the the

0:33:00.560 --> 0:33:03.960
<v Speaker 2>really hardcore Bears section. You're drinking beer and there's somebody

0:33:04.040 --> 0:33:08.040
<v Speaker 2>just getting in your face with their finger the whole game.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you or I are capable of saying anything

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<v Speaker 2>to that person. Well, first of all, Niners fans.

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<v Speaker 1>Secondly, if I had a beer or two in this scenia,

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<v Speaker 1>of course you had, Yeah, I would unleash something truly horrifying.

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<v Speaker 1>Merchant Greens, combat veterans would, would would blink back tears.

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<v Speaker 2>Here, Yes, here's your final thoughts, Joe Getty.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew

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<v Speaker 1>to wrap things up for the week. Michelangelow, our technical director,

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<v Speaker 1>will lead us. Michael final thought.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark my words.

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<v Speaker 3>At eleven forty five am on Monday, Biden will issue

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<v Speaker 3>an executive order that changes the US to the metric system.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifteen minutes before.

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<v Speaker 1>Hilarious Katie Green are estemed to Newswoman as a final thought, Katie, well, with.

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<v Speaker 8>The release of this New York Times article and all

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<v Speaker 8>this other information coming out, I am loving the infighting.

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<v Speaker 8>Oh Democrats, Oh yeah, that's good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>My final thought I'm gonna jump the gun is that

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<v Speaker 1>I think all of this while great gossip also helps

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<v Speaker 1>to illustrate for us how politics actually works.

0:34:08.600 --> 0:34:09.960
<v Speaker 2>Yep, behind the scenes.

0:34:10.200 --> 0:34:12.840
<v Speaker 1>It's not the speeches and the grand pronouncements and the

0:34:12.840 --> 0:34:14.880
<v Speaker 1>rest of it. It's not even the laws. It's that

0:34:15.000 --> 0:34:15.560
<v Speaker 1>sort of crap.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack. Final thought, Yeah, my final thought was going to

0:34:17.360 --> 0:34:19.799
<v Speaker 2>be that's why the founding fathers thought you needed to

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<v Speaker 2>have government be as small as possible, because, as you

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<v Speaker 2>can see in that article, even among Democrats, people look

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<v Speaker 2>out for their own interest more than the country's interest,

0:34:29.160 --> 0:34:31.200
<v Speaker 2>or even their parties or anything. That's just the way

0:34:31.239 --> 0:34:34.799
<v Speaker 2>people are built. Power corrupts Man Armstrong and Getty wrapping

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<v Speaker 2>up another grueling four hour workday, so many people.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a little time. Go to Armstrong and Getty dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>You can pick up some ang swag. Love those hoodies.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh nice strop us an ode. If there's something we

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<v Speaker 1>ought to be talking about you see over the weekend

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<v Speaker 1>mail bag at Armstrong and Getdy dot com.

0:34:50.760 --> 0:34:52.439
<v Speaker 2>Yep, Man will be a lot to talk about Martin

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<v Speaker 2>Luther King a day on Monday, the inauguration, in all

0:34:55.040 --> 0:34:57.920
<v Speaker 2>the football game See you then, God bless America. Armstrong

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<v Speaker 2>and Getty and I said, boy, they look two people that.

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<v Speaker 6>Like each other, and again, thank you so much for.

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<v Speaker 2>Sharing that I can't imagine.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm all beautiful fish.

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<v Speaker 2>Why are you such a nerd?

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<v Speaker 7>Bro't whatever you say and listen give me a joke.

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<v Speaker 4>It's now I don't fully understand at all.

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<v Speaker 2>Who're not?

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great Friday, you, Mother, Armstrong and Gaddy